Every 2 Seconds Someone needs blood donated to them About 3 gallons of blood supports the entire nation’s blood demand for only 1 minute Donating 1 Pint of blood every month saves on average 36 lives a year The American Red Cross has only 1 day reserve rather than the 35 days reserve needed How can we leverage technology to increase the national blood supply and save lives? Mobile penetration into the World market is only going to increase How can we use smartphones to increase the worlds blood supply? User Biodata (Name, Birth Date, Gender, Blood Type, Screening Questionnaires) Smart Scheduling (based on user collection centers opening) When an emergency strikes, the app can send out an alert based on user’s location and bio data to schedule a blood donation
@SajjadHusain Blood Donation System Demand of Blood People that enter the Hospital need blood 1 in 7 Every 2 Seconds Someone needs blood donated to them = About 3 gallons of blood supports the entire nation’s blood demand for only 1 minute = Donating 1 Pint of blood saves on average three lives = Donating 1 Pint of blood every month saves on average 36 lives a year! 0 12.5 25 37.5 50 10 20 30 40 50 Supply 3% Demand 6% Supply & Demand Demand Supply Shortage The US blood supply has dropped to its lowest level in 15 years 1 The American Red Cross has only 1 day reserve rather than the 3-5 days reserve needed [...]...Understanding Current Blood Donors Gender Breakdown of Current Donors Title Female 30% Male 70% *WHO Age Breakdown of Current Donors Title 18-25 27% 26+ 73% *WHO How can we leverage technology to increase the national blood supply and save lives? Smartphones 50.4% For the first time in US history, majority of mobile subscribers own smartphones 51% For the first time in China’s history, majority of mobile subscribers... worlds blood supply? Smart Mobile Application American Red Cross Smartphone location services (or manual entry if disabled) User Bio-data (Name, Birth Date, Gender, Blood Type, Screening Questionnaires) Smart Scheduling (based on user & collection centers opening) + + = American Red Cross When an emergency strikes, the app can send out an alert based on user’s location and bio data to schedule a blood donation. .. Nigeria is expected to hit 25M smartphone users by 2016 (2012 4M) 66% Two thirds of new mobile buyers opt for smartphones Age Breakdown of Current Donors Title 18-25 27% 26+ 73% *WHO Smartphone Penetration by Age 70% 66% 62% 58% 53% 45% 35% 33% 22% 18% 0% Age 18-24 Age 25-34 Age 35-44 Age 45-54 Age 55-64 Age 65+ *Nielsen Number of Smart Phone Users in the US 200,000,000 150,000,000 100,000,000 50,000,000